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| Genesis 18:1 | Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day; | Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day. | And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; |
| Genesis 18:2 | And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth; | He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth, | And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, |
| Genesis 18:3 | And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant: | and said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don't go away from your servant. | And said, My Lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: |
| Genesis 18:4 | Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree: | Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. | Let a little water, I pray you, be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: |
| Genesis 18:5 | And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so. | I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant." They said, "Very well, do as you have said." | And I will bring a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that you shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. |
| Genesis 18:6 | Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes. | Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly make ready three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes." | And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. |
| Genesis 18:7 | And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly made it ready; | Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it. | And Abraham ran to the herd, and brought a calf tender and good, and gave it to a young man; and he hasted to dress it. |
| Genesis 18:8 | And he took butter and milk and the young ox which he had made ready and put it before them, waiting by them under the tree while they took food. | He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate. | And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they ate. |
| Genesis 18:9 | And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent. | They said to him, "Where is Sarah, your wife? He said, "See, in the tent." | And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. |
| Genesis 18:10 | And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door. | He said, "I will certainly return to you when the season comes round. Behold, Sarah your wife will have a son." Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him. | And he said, I will certainly return to thee according to the time of life; and lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. |
| Genesis 18:11 | Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth. | Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. It had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. | Now Abraham and Sarah were old and far advanced in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. |
| Genesis 18:12 | And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old? | Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?" | Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? |
| Genesis 18:13 | And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child? | Yahweh said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Will I really bear a child, yet I am old?' | And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I certainly bear a child, who am old? |
| Genesis 18:14 | Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child. | Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes round, and Sarah will have a son." | Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return to thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. |
| Genesis 18:15 | Then Sarah said, I was not laughing; for she was full of fear. And he said, No, but you were laughing. | Then Sarah denied, saying, "I didn't laugh," for she was afraid." He said, "No, but you did laugh." | Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. |
| Genesis 18:16 | And the men went on from there in the direction of Sodom; and Abraham went with them on their way. | The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way. | And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. |
| Genesis 18:17 | And the Lord said, Am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do; | Yahweh said, "Will I hide from Abraham what I do, | And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; |
| Genesis 18:18 | Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by all the nations of the earth as a blessing? | seeing that Abraham has surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him? | Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? |
| Genesis 18:19 | For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him, to keep the ways of the Lord, to do what is good and right: so that the Lord may do to Abraham as he has said. | For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him." | For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they will keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. |
| Genesis 18:20 | And the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is very evil, | Yahweh said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous, | And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; |
| Genesis 18:21 | I will go down now, and see if their acts are as bad as they seem from the outcry which has come to me; and if they are not, I will see. | I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come to me. If not, I will know." | I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come to me; and if not, I will know. |
| Genesis 18:22 | And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord. | The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh. | And the men turned their faces from thence, and went towards Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. |
| Genesis 18:23 | And Abraham came near, and said, Will you let destruction come on the upright with the sinners? | Abraham drew near, and said, "Will you consume the righteous with the wicked? | And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? |
| Genesis 18:24 | If by chance there are fifty upright men in the town, will you give the place to destruction and not have mercy on it because of the fifty upright men? | What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are therein? | Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are in it? |
| Genesis 18:25 | Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right? | Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?" | That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? |
| Genesis 18:26 | And the Lord said, If there are fifty upright men in the town, I will have mercy on it because of them. | Yahweh said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake." | And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. |
| Genesis 18:27 | And Abraham answering said, Truly, I who am only dust, have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord: | Abraham answered, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes. | And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I, who am dust and ashes, have taken upon me to speak to the Lord. |
| Genesis 18:28 | If by chance there are five less than fifty upright men, will you give up all the town to destruction because of these five? And he said, I will not give it to destruction if there are forty-five. | What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?" He said, "I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there." | Peradventure there will lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. |
| Genesis 18:29 | And again he said to him, By chance there may be forty there. And he said, I will not do it if there are forty. | He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty's sake." | And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Peradventure there will be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. |
| Genesis 18:30 | And he said, Let not the Lord be angry with me if I say, What if there are thirty there? And he said, I will not do it if there are thirty. | He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?" He said, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there." | And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there will thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. |
| Genesis 18:31 | And he said, See now, I have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord: what if there are twenty there? And he said, I will have mercy because of the twenty. | He said, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake." | And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to the Lord: Peradventure there will be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. |
| Genesis 18:32 | And he said, O let not the Lord be angry and I will say only one word more: by chance there may be ten there. And he said, I will have mercy because of the ten. | He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. What if ten are found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake." | And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten will be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. |
| Genesis 18:33 | And the Lord went on his way when his talk with Abraham was ended, and Abraham went back to his place. | Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place. | And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned to his place. |
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